Des Plaines Crime
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Zorn: The long litany of Foxx falsehoods on SmollettDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - The vast understatement of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's admission that she "didn't handle (the Smollett case) well" in an October 2019 interview with Axios ca...
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Editorial: State's Attorney Foxx, our non-prosecuting prosecutorDec 25, 2021 1:00 pm - If you ever sit in on a news conference or interview with Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, she makes a good presentation - professional, unflappable, polished. And...
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Drug arrest at Rivers CasinoDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - A Hampshire man was arrested early Monday after he dropped a small bag of cocaine inside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, police said. Darren Leech, 37, of the 19N200 block...
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Woman arrested after theft at Rivers CasinoDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - A Milwaukee woman accused of stealing money from a patron at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines was arrested early Sunday after driving away from the venue while intoxicated, ...
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Report details 'major failure' in Foxx's office's handling of first Smollett caseDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her top deputies repeatedly made procedural and ethical missteps as they mishandled the Jussie Smollett case, and then tried to...
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No injuries after shots fired in Des PlainesDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - No one was hurt when gunshots were fired Monday night on the 2100 block of South Ash Street in Des Plaines, police said. Windows of a house were broken by the shots, how...
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Suspect in robberies outside Rivers Casino arrestedDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - A suburban man wanted by police following a pair of robberies outside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines has been arrested, authorities announced Tuesday. Kenneth Lyke, 24, of...
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Man arrested after refusing to leave Des Plaines casinoDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - A Chicago man who was arrested Saturday after refusing to leave Rivers Casino in Des Plaines later pushed a police officer, leading to another charge, authorities said. ...
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Analysis: Disproportionate share of defendants in Cook County are BlackDec 13, 2021 4:30 am - The number of people charged in criminal cases has declined steadily in Cook County over the last two decades. But a closer look at the trend reveals stark racial dispar...
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Des Plaines man accused of battering a childDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - A 26-year-old Des Plaines man faces one count of aggravated battery to a child. Des Plaines police arrested Lazaro Baruch, of the 2900 block of Curtis Street, nine block...